Thursday 15 April 2010

Dance can help prevent fractures says Osteoporosis Society


Gail Coleshill, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, is supporting Dance in North East Somerset as a health and social activity.
She said:
“I was surprised to find that dance is recommended by the National Osteoporosis Society to prevent fractures. I visited them recently with my colleague Louise Bray to hear about the work they are doing locally at the Mineral Hospital and nationally to help prevent the disease.”
Gail and Louise Bray visited the Headquarters of the national Osteoporosis Society, whose President is the Duchess of Cornwall, to see how they are addressing the very serious issue of fractures caused by thinning of the bones. Although Osteoporosis afflicts more women it can affect men too. The fractures caused by Osteoporosis need hospital care and can lead to ongoing care problems for the sufferer. The Society is working with local health authorities to identify people at risk and try to put in some preventative measures.
Louise said:
“The recent fracture suffered by the Duchess of Cornwall, although not directly related to osteoporosis, because of her family history and link with the Society serves to remind us that the ongoing care of fracture patients is a serious matter. Preventative measures are seen by the Society as a better way of dealing with the health problems of osteoporosis.”
Apart from dancing a diet rich in calcium is one of the preventative measures recommended for the mainly older women who are identified as being at risk. Beer has recently been recommended but apparently it is the silicon within the water which is the element to help prevent Osteoporosis.

1 comment:

  1. Yes, safe and effective long-term bone support is important. To that end, I would suggest that calcium and vit. D supplementation is insufficient. The body needs more than that to build bone and the underlying issue of why it is not re-building as fast as it is re-moving needs to be addressed. Most supplements provide only a few of the critical constituents necessary to build bone and this is like trying to build a house with LOTS of lumber but no windows, nails or bolts. In fact, if we leave the hormonal system imbalanced, it's like trying to build a new house with a team that is taking it a part every evening when the work-men go home. This is no way to build a house and no way to build bone. I have found one supplement that seems to have all the necessary vitamins, minerals and even a hormonal balancing herb. This is the most complete one that I've found. It's from some place called Nature's Rite and it's called Bone Density Maintenance. I've been using it and I'm happy with it.

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